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. CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS. No. 268,803. Patented May 30, 1882.

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THEODORE W. PHINNEY, OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 258,803, dated May 30,1882.

Application filed January 9, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THEODORE W. PHIN- NEY, ofNewport, in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Vessels, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of my improvement. Fig.2 is asectional end elevation of the same taken through the line a; :0,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation of the same taken throughthe line y 3 Fig. 1.

The object of this invention is to provide a vessel of such constructionthat the waves may wash over the vessels hull without injury to thevessel.

The invention consists of a vessel having its cabins supported above thehull by hollow columns, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaim.

A represents the hull of a steamship, which is made egg-shaped in itscross-section, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is tapered to a point atthe bow and stern, as shown in Fig. 1. The ship A is made with a shallowkeel, B, and is provided with a rudder, O, and a screw, D, in theordinary manner. The hull A is designed to receive the driving mechanismE and the cargo F, and is provided with hatches G in its arched upperside for convenience in inserting and removing the cargo. To the top ofthe hull A are attached the lower ends of two or more hollow columns, H,to the upper ends of which is attached a deck, I, to receive the cabinsJ for the passengers, officers, and crew. The deck I also supports thepilot-house K and other necessary appliances.

The smoke-stack L, the steam-pipe M, and

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ven tilating-pipesN pass up through the hollow columns H, and one ormore of the said hollow columns H is provided with stairs 0, leadingdown into the hold.

Passengers ascend to and descend from the deck I by means of ladders, inthe same manner as they enter and leave an ordinary vessel. Theladdersare not shown in the drawings, as there is nothing new in theirconstruction or use.

The hull A is designed to have about fivesixths of its bulk below thewater-line, and the hollow columns H are designed to be about ten feethigh, so that the wash of the sea will roll over the hull without comingin contact with the cabins and without meeting any obstruction exceptthe hollow columns H.

By this construction the rolling and jarring of the vessel by the waveswill be prevented and the passengers will be free from any annoyancefrom the waves.

I have shown and described my lnvention as applied to steamships; but itcan also be applied with advantage to sail-vessels.

Having thus fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a vessel, the combination, with the hull A, made egg shaped incross-section, and adapted to receive the drivingmechanism E and cargoF, and provided withthe hatches G, of the hollow columns H, attached tothe top of the said hull, and the deck I, supported upon the upper endsof the said columns, and provided with cabins J, and pilot-house K,substantially as shown and described, whereby provision is made forgiving access to the hold and passages for the smoke-stack, steam-pipe,and ventilating-fines, formed as set forth.

THEODORE W. PHINNEY.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, O. SEDGWIGK.

